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Kjeld Nielsen's main research area is reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMS), expert knowledge metrics, mass customization, and product production architecture. His current research increasingly integrates principles of circular manufacturing, aiming to design flexible production systems that support sustainable product lifecycles, reuse, and resource efficiency. Since 2009, Kjeld has been a full-time academic at Aalborg University. Prior to this role, he accumulated 25 years of experience as a practitioner, entrepreneur, manager, and business angel in privately-owned ICT companies. His background provided him with extensive expertise in innovation management and entrepreneurship, which he applies theoretically and practically in the development of green and circular production strategies. In 2013, he led the Mass Customization research group in the Department of Materials and Manufacturing at Aalborg University. Through his leadership, the group explores modular product production architectures that enable circularity, reduce waste, and extend product lifespans in reconfigurable adaptive manufacturing systems. His expertise is closely related to UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Requirements apply generally to Master's programs across departments including Sociology, Business, and Engineering at Aalborg University.